Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-11-17
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

HOME, FARM AND 0AHOeUs
Apply hardwood ashes literally
10 soils that lack potash
The loss of swarms can be entire
y prevented by clipping one of the
queens wings
There is always q market for
ounces in the large cities. and, if the
quality is good. at paying prices
Sponge Pudding.-One cup of
sugar, one cup of flour. three eggs,
one and one-half teaspoonfuls Of bak-
ing powder. Steam one hour.-Boston
Budget
The peach has been successfully
grated on the hawthorn. on the con-
tinent of Europe, The trees are Wig
orous standards and produce good
crops.-M Y Ledger.
An perches and nests in the hem
house should be so arranged as to be
easily taken outside and saturated
with kerosene oil. which is a sure REM
edy for lice.
The regularly rural three-legged
milking stool. hand painted. is favorite
support for brass or porcelain jars
holding growing greenery. The jars
hide most of the painting, which. as q
rule. is rather an neutrality-suspicious.
apolis Journal.
Corn Meal Muffins.-Beat three eggs
lightly, stir them into pint of butter.
milk and a teacup of sour cream. add
a teaspoon of soda and tablespoon.
ful of lard. with meal to make stiff
batter. Bake in hot, well-greased
mo.ds-M Y. Observer.
The love of horticulture is one OF
the oldest of cultivated tastes among
civilized men. Confucius commends
it most highly, as also did the ancient
Greeks and Romans. 1t may well be
regarded as good index of the prog.
ress of people IN civilization.
Cream Sponge Cake.-One cup
flour, one-third cup of sugar, one-half
cup of cream. two eggs, one-half tea
spoonful of soda mixed in flour. Beat
the eggs. sugar and cream together,
then add the flour, beat lightly and
bake at once.-Fdrmer and Manufact-
nrer.
Our homes are like instruments Of
music. The strings that give melody
or discord are the members. If each
is rightly attuned. they will vibrate in
harmony; but a single discordant
string jars through the instrument and
destroys its sweetness.-Prairie Far
nler.
When any one of us finds new or
easier way of doing any thing than
what we had been accustomed to. or
has unusual success in any particular
branch of our work. it is our duty as
well as our privilege to let our brother
farmers know about it, that they may
also have the benefit.
"A large crop of apples. it is said.
will be grown if colony of bees is
placed in the orchard. The pollen is
rubbed from their bodies against the
pistils of thousands of flowers, which
thus become fertilized. Many of the
strange freaks of hybridizing varieties
are due to the agency of bees.-Indian-
apolis Journal.
Sponge Cake.-Beat the yelks of
three eggs with two tablespOonfuls of
milk and one cup of sugar. then add
the whites beaten to stiff froth. then
mix one heaping teaspoonful of baking
powder with one cup of flour and beat
bake in a moderate oven.
I also bake it IN three layers for any
kind of layer cake, favoring it to taste.
Household.
Raw Beef Sandwiches.-Scr
fine small piece offresh. juicy, tender
raw beef. Season highly with salt and
butter. Spread it on thin slices
of bread, put them together like a
and cut into small squares
or diamonds. This will often tempt
an invalid who could not otherwise take
raw meat. The sandwiches are some
times made more palatable by toasting
them ly.-Indianap0'is Journal.